Paris vs London: Croissant or full Irish?
Paris is classically romantic: Eiffel, Louvre, café-culture, walk-everywhere. London is wereldstad with free museums, West End-theater, kosmopolitische diversiteit.
Paris
Paris remains the most visited city ter world: Eiffeltoren, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Montmartre and cafés on every hoek. Cheaper than you thinks as you smart plans.
Flight from NL: €60 return
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London is wereldhoofdstad in the kwadraat: free topmusea (British, Tate, Natural History), iconische rode bussen, pubs and the most diverse keuken or Europe.
Flight from NL: €55 return
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Paris
April to June and September to October: 15-22 degrees, kortere rijen at museums. Vermijd July/August (heet, Parijzenaars zelf weg, sommige restaurants gesloten). December for Christmas markets and romantiek.
London
May to September: 15-22 degrees, lange days. December for Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. Vermijd January/February (donker and grijs).
Flights + transfer from the Netherlands
Paris
Directly from Schiphol to Paris CDG (CDG) in 1 hour 20 minutes. KLM, Air France. RER B to center €11 in 35 minutes. Alternatief: Thalys train €60-100 in 3 hour 20.
London
Directly from Schiphol to Heathrow (LHR) in 1 hour 5 minutes. KLM, BA, easyJet. Picadilly Line metro to center €5 in 60 minutes. Alternatief: Eurostar via Brussels.
Costs compared
Paris
Hostels from €30, mid-range hotels €100 to 160, vacation rentals €110 per night. Food: croissant €1.50, lunch boulangerie €8, dinner brasserie €25 to 40, coffee €4.
London
Hostels from €30, mid-range hotels €130 to 200, vacation rentals €130 per night. Food: meal deal €5, pub-lunch €12, dinner restaurant €25 to 40, pint £6.
Who is it for?
Choose Paris if you are...
Honeymoonkoppels, museum-traditionalisten, fashion-fans, foodies (boulangerie).
Choose London if you are...
Theater-lovers, museum-budgetfans (all free!), Engels-sprekenden, multiculti-zoekers.
Our verdict
Paris is cheaper for dinner (Louvre €22 vs Tate free makes London sometimes gunstiger). Eurostar between 2.5u.